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Baker
$2K median rent
South Broadway antiques and bars, brick cottages behind them. Walkable south of Speer without Wash Park prices.
NightlifeWalk 49Safety 11
Denver/Washington Park
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Washington Park
Official statistical neighborhood: Washington Park
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The meadow is the brand. Run the loop, then a bungalow on a quiet grid. Safety and lawns lead the scores.
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Best in Denver for familiesWalkable DenverUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
100
4 violent · 175 property · 22.3 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+50 vs city set
Schools
100
Rating 8.8 / 10 nearby+46 vs city set
Walk
7
OSM: 0 groceries · 4 cafes · 39 transit · 16 parks-24 vs city set
Cost
95
$2,311 ACS median vs your rent budget-3 vs city set
Vibe
3
OSM: 4 cafes · 5 restaurants · 2 bars · 16 parks-26 vs city set
Commute to work
From Washington Park, a typical weekday is 24 min to Downtown, 11 min to Cherry Creek, 32 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Cherry Creek is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
24 min
Union Station, LoDo · +5 min vs the city-set median
Cherry Creek
11 min
Retail and offices · -7 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Central Park
32 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · +5 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $2,311 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 14% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($200K) could “afford” about $5,006 a month at 30% of pay.
18% of households rent. Median home value is $1,100,165.
ACS median rent
$2,311
30% income budget
$5,006
Rent / income
14%
Median home
$1,100,165
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Washington Park is 26% above the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official statistical neighborhood: 0 groceries, 4 cafes, 16 parks, and 39 transit stops.
You will likely ride or drive for a weekly shop. Parks are close — 16 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (39 stops or stations).
4 cafes and 5 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 0 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
8,045
Median age
47.4
Median income
$200K
Renters
18%
Bachelor+
83%
Violent / 1k
0.5
Property / 1k
21.8
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 census tracts · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Family streetsWaterfront
Crime is DPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Washington Park is 5280’s 2026 #1 — the meadow is the brand. Run the loop, then a bungalow on a quiet grid. Safety and lawns lead the scores; median sales in that ranking approached $1.9 million. Zillow files it with Cherry Creek and LoHi as luxury. The difference is you come here for the park, not the mall or the skyline.
Schools and the loop justify the bid for families. Nightlife is a bike to Baker or a drive to Broadway. If the ranking’s safety and green space are your weights, stop looking. If you want restaurants on the corner, Platt Park and Baker are the adjacent answers.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
13 reports
- Intersection Concern4
- Pothole3
- Urgent Traffic Safety Maintenance3
- Pavement Markings Maintenance1
- Safe Routes to School1
- Intersection Concern
- Intersection Concern
- Pothole
- Intersection Concern
- Pavement Markings Maintenance
Denver DOTI 311 (streets and transport), last 14 days — not the full city 311 catalog. Mapped to statistical neighborhoods. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/Denver that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
In r/Denver lately: parks, housing, and pets.
- We're pulling goatheads in Wash Park West this Saturday morning. Join us. Leave the dog at home.
r/Denver · Aug 27 · 438 upvotes · 74 comments
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Washington Park safe?
Washington Park sits on the quieter side of this Denver map (safety 100 vs city 50). DPD logged 0.5 violent and 21.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 22.3 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Washington Park?
ACS median rent is $2,311 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 18% of households rent. Median home value is $1,100,165. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Washington Park walkable?
Walk is 7 here vs 31 for the Denver set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 0 groceries, 4 cafes, 39 transit stops, 16 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Washington Park good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.8 / 10. Median age is 47.4. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Washington Park?
24 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Washington Park?
About 8,045 people. Median income $200K. 83% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Washington Park?
Platt Park, Cherry Creek, Washington Park West sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official statistical neighborhoods, start with Washington Park vs Platt Park.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Washington Park vs Platt ParkWashington Park vs Cherry CreekWashington Park vs Washington Park West
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Platt Park
$3K median rent
South Pearl shops, a Saturday market, and streets that quiet two blocks off. South Denver's walkable village.
Family streetsWalk 14Safety 89
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Washington Park West
$2K median rent
Same park, slightly closer to Broadway. Still lawns and schools; a bit more brick and alley.
Family streetsWalk 3Safety 84
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Capitol Hill
$2K median rent
Apartments, Colfax, and the gold dome. Rent is the entry; noise is the tax.
NightlifeWalk 35Safety 26
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Cherry Creek
$2K median rent
Retail and high-rises along the creek. Property crime follows the mall; the housing is not starter.
Walk 16Safety 5